Notes
- Agreed to the treaty of Brest-Litovsk
- established leadership under council of people's commissars
- main bolshevik leaders were Lenin, Leon trotsky and Joseph Stalin
- redistributed the land
- Nationalized all banks
- Private accounts were confiscated
- foreign trade became state monopoly
- all opposition groups were made illegal (including the mensheviks)
- Formed a counter- revolutionary
Summary
Lenin was the founder of the communist movement in Russia. His high political status made it easy for him to influence the persons in his country. He was one of the main contributors of the Bolshevik. He reshaped Russia as a country.
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It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed. - Lenin
Subjunctive Question
If Lenin didn't take part with Bolshevik group, what would Russia look like today?